Turnings Fiji Factions

Through Dr Lal's refreshingly clear and powerful prose and sharply observed stories, we enter the inner world of Indo-Fijian feeling and aspiration. One universal that emerges with particular clarity in the Indo-Fijian experience is the ceaseless struggle to find community in a changing world,...

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Main Author: V. Lal, Brij (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2013
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